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BBS Route · New Jersey · BCR 29

Gillette Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

94Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Jersey Gillette

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gillette route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
American RobinTurdidae522025-14%1990
Gray CatbirdMimidae482025+91%1990
European StarlingSturnidae332025-23%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252025-33%1990
Song SparrowPasserellidae232025-27%1990
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212025+50%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192025-18%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025-24%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae142025-83%1990
American CrowCorvidae132025-65%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-22%1990
Blue JayCorvidae122025-36%1990
Canada GooseAnatidae122024-28%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+825%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+267%1991
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-17%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-42%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+90%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-17%1990
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-33%1990
House SparrowPasseridae62025-68%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-81%1990
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+60%2018
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+20%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+14%1990
House FinchFringillidae52025-89%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-30%1990
Yellow WarblerParulidae52025-65%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+83%1992
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025-52%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025+150%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-7%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-8%1991
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+43%1990
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42025-58%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+140%1993
BobolinkIcteridae42015+50%1996
MallardAnatidae32025+0%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+29%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+25%2000

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.